Box Score WINTER HAVEN, Fla. – Ohio Dominican's baseball team started its season on a high note as sophomore Tony Evans (Medway, Ohio) delivered a walkoff single as ODU rallied in the ninth to defeat Cornerstone 4-3 in its first game at the Russ Matt Central Florida Invitational.
Trailing 3-2 entering the ninth, freshman Justin Childers (Pickerington, Ohio) singled with one out. Sophomore Kyle Burson (Brunswick, Ohio) followed with a two out single, and freshman Jacob Tisevich (North Canton, Ohio) singled through the right side to score Childers and tie the game.
Evans then followed with his base hit through the left side, plating Burson with the winning run.
Evans finished the game 3-for-5 at the plate with two RBI, and Tisevich also notched three hits in five at bats. Senior Kyle Tisdale (Uniontown, Ohio) and junior Ian Huss (Springboro, Ohio) each had a pair of hits as well.
The win went to freshman Joe Filosa (Fort Wayne, Ind.), who worked a perfect ninth inning with a strikeout.
ODU fell behind 3-0 through the top of the third, but scored twice in the bottom half. Evans had an RBI single that scored Tisevich, then came in to score on a wild pitch later in the frame.
The score remained that way through the ninth inning.
Freshman Matt Kittelberger (Massillon, Ohio) and senior Austin Monnin (Napoleon, Ohio) combined to throw five innings of scoreless relief before Filosa entered in the ninth.
The Panthers will take on St. Xavier in a doubleheader beginning at 12:30 p.m. Saturday.
Contact: Scott Miles
miless@ohiodominican.edu
